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Subject: 1000 MHz possible but.......
Name:
[PCGS]Solo
Date: 1/12/2001 12:55:26 AM (GMT-7)
IP Address: 207.66.228.91
In Reply to: So how overclockable is my comp? posted by
 tdao
Message:
it would require a great deal of luck combined with replacing most all of the parts in your system, and some exotic cooling.
All that BS aside, the EB coppermines are designed to run on a 133MHz bus and are not nearly as easily oc'd as the E models. The E models are designed for a 100 MHz bus, so to overclock them you only have to move your FSB speed upward toward 133. A 133 FSB speed is a good target to shoot for because this is a standard speed on most motherboards where all of your components (video card, memory and others) will be running at specified speeds.
The math looks something like this:
600EB (The B indicates is is designed to run on a 133 bus so to get 600 the EB will have an internal multiplier of 4.5)
133MHz (Front Side Bus) X 4.5(clock multiplier) = 600 MHz (CPU operating speed)
600E (for a 100MHz FSB)
100MHz X 6 = 600MHz
Since with adequate cooling most "E" designated coppermine chips (excluding the higher colcked ones) will run at or near 133MHz they are good candidates for ocing.
The EB models are more difficult to squeeze preformance out of because their designed bus speed is 133MHz, which is at the upper limit of most components in computers.
I know this is not any news to most of the people here I just thought I would pass some basic ocing stuff along to some of the new bretheren that seemed to be popping up. Besides it's near 1 am, I just got home from a party and I need to sober up a bit so I can go to sleep without spinning. 
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